Archive for January, 2008

VA Fashionista Part 2: Scrutinizing and Updating Your Wardrobe

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

In Part 1 of this series on wardrobe management, we talked about how to review and edit what you have. That post is here.
This post, Part 2, is where you actually decide what to wear (and what not to wear, as the case may be… resulting in additional discards/donations).
This is something I preferred to [...]

VA Fashionista Part 1: Review and Edit Your Wardrobe

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Warning: this is a rather girly post. If you aren’t into that, you’ll want to skip to a different read!
Back before you were your own boss, you knew how to put yourself together for work, and how that look was distinct from casual, glamour, and gardening duds.
Back in about 1983 I remember feeling [...]

More on Thank You Notes as Expressions of Appreciation

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

A post here on writing thank you notes a few months ago has drawn a fair amount of attention.
Getting ready for my annual winter holiday the last few days has me thinking again about that topic.
Here’s the thing.
I am fortunate to be able to close for a month every winter (five weeks [...]

Mac World tidbits

Friday, January 11th, 2008

My bags are packed, the plants are watered, cat litter box “refreshed,” and … I started wondering where to eat once I get to MacWorld.
Checking out some random posts about MW on MacRumors.com, I found this:
MacWorldEats, which you can download, install in the Notes folder on your iPod (which of course you would be [...]

Are You a Virtual Assistant Fashionista? A Collaborative Series

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

When you work from home, it is easy to descend into personal appearance sloppiness.
While you may consider working in your pajamas to be a definite advantage of the SOHO (”small office/home office”) life (wardrobe budget = $0.00, unless you have a PajamaGram.com or Company Store habit), pj’s as a fashion statement doesn’t work if a [...]

Recent Knitting Projects

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Finishing up a few projects means I get to buy more yarn! Yay!! Here are a few that I’ve wrapped up in recent months.
1. Cascade Pearls Shawl.
55.7% cotton, 44.3% viscose. Knit on size 6 circular bamboo needles purchased at a great little shop in Tucson, Kiwi Knitting Shop. Color 8176 (a very creamy, lustrous [...]